November 29, 2007
09:00 AM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-2007-41

Holiday Wishes from the Hubble Space Telescope

November 29, 2007: Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 is an iconic reminder of the impending season.
Bright knots of glowing gas light up the spiral arms, indicating a rich environment of star
formation. M74 is located roughly 32 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation
Pisces, the Fish. The image is a composite of Advanced Camera for Surveys data taken in
2003 and 2005.